Different Versions of ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE Playing in Theaters
By Movieguide® Contributor
Spider-Man fans exploded with excitement when a Twitter user made a post about SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE, which shows a slight variation between two versions of the movie.
“When Across the Spider-Verse first premiered in theatres, the audio mix was criticized, as movie-goers cited trouble with hearing the dialogue over the score. To fix this issue, Sony distributed a new version of the film. While most people assumed this new version would only have changed audio, it seems there were editing changes as well,” one source reports.
The Twitter post shows clips of a scene with Miguel, a Spider-Man from a futuristic universe, and a hologram called Lyla. In one clip, Lyla points at Miguel, and in the other, she takes a selfie with him. Fans have now spotted many more differences.
“I was wondering when people might start noticing…” tweeted Andy Leviton, an associate editor on the SPIDER-VERSE movies. Another one of Leviton’s tweets hints at the reason behind the versions: “There’s very few ideas that aren’t worth trying and in animation we have the luxury to try nearly all of them since we aren’t tied to only what was shot.”
Screen Rant compiled a list of differences between the two versions of the film. They discovered 11 variances:
- “Miguel O’Hara’s And Gwen Stacy’s First Interaction”
- “The Scene Where Miguel Asks Lyla For Backup”
- “The Scene Where Spider-Man 2099 Fights The Vulture”
- “The Scene Where Jefferson Fights The Spot”
- “The Spot’s Dialogue During His Introduction”
- “The Spot’s Dialogue During The Hologram Sequence”
- “Miles Morales’ Dialogue In The “Chai Tea” Sequence”
- “The Scene Where Gwen Looks For Miles In The Rubble”
- “Hobie Brown’s Introduction In Across The Spider-Verse”
- “Ben Reilly’s Dialogue When He Fights Miles Morales”
- “Mary Jane’s Dialogue When Peter B. Parker Comes Back”
“It’s no secret the new film SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE crushed opening weekend,” Movieguide® previously reported. “For more than 40 years, Movieguide® has advocated that movies with more moral content do better in the box office than their excessive counterparts. For ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE, those moral values include a strong pro-family theme, a scene of prayer, and the value of every life.”
I was wondering when people might start noticing… https://t.co/E6G9tUXmDE
— Andy! Leviton (@AlliterAndy) June 23, 2023
